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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three .

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Alex remarks at the museum that she is how old "and single" (7) in the narrative present?
(a) 41.
(b) 32.
(c) 36.
(d) 29.

2. Roberto expresses a fear to the unnamed narrator about which person in his dreams coming to get him?
(a) Hitler.
(b) Polpot.
(c) The Tooth Fairy.
(d) Joseph Kony.

3. In what field does Alena's friend Peter work?
(a) Literature.
(b) Marketing.
(c) Art.
(d) Accounting.

4. In what magazine was the section of the text entitled Part Two: The Golden Vanity originally published as a short story?
(a) The Atlantic Monthly.
(b) The New Yorker.
(c) Harper's.
(d) Vogue.

5. When the author reaches the bar in Dumbo, what is hanging outside the bar in lieu of a sign?
(a) An exposed light bulb.
(b) A barber pole.
(c) A noose.
(d) A set of prayer flags.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what location is the unnamed narrator referring when he has the distinguished female author in hysterical laughter over the "masturbatorium" (125)?

2. The unnamed narrator recalls that the poet Wallace Stevens had inspired how many of Bernard's favorite poets, including Bronk?

3. What word does the unnamed narrator use to describe Alena's fourth-floor apartment?

4. How old is the third-grader named Roberto?

5. Of how many square feet is the author's third floor apartment composed?

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